He's in Detective Conan, but a Triumph Attorney.

The bald old man nodded without hesitation and headed straight for Yuanguang.

Then, in front of everyone's stunned eyes, Hedgehog Head walked in carrying the coffin.

And this time, it was just as Xiang Yuanguang had said before.

There is no need to explain too much about Teruo Takezawa's magic. After all, the whole process is just about opening two secret doors and walking a distance.

"Just now, Takezawa Teruo's magic assistant mentioned the secret door on the stage."

"Takezawa Teruo's brother, Takezawa Haruhiko, can testify. He is now in the lounge waiting to appear in court."

"And the accidental magic trick performed by Teruo Takezawa is, as he said, in this coffin."

Hedgehog Head casually cut off the coffin lid and magnified the situation inside through the projector.

Although the location of the mechanism in the coffin is not conspicuous, if you look at it from the side.

You can still clearly see a small bulge on the bottom edge of the coffin.

"Look, this bulge is the mechanism that opens the secret door of the coffin." "As for the location of the secret door, it is indented about 15% to 18% from the four sides of the bottom of the coffin towards the center."

In fact, there is no need to tell Yuan Guang about this, others can also see this.

After all, after magnifying it, the gap in the secret door that was deliberately left for easy opening is still very obvious.

It's just that during the stage performance, the coffin was far away from the audience seats, so it couldn't be seen clearly.

"Under normal circumstances, as long as you press this mechanism, the secret door at the bottom of the coffin will automatically open."

"But the problem is... this mechanism has been tampered with beforehand, so it can't be opened at all."

Hedgehog Head pressed the mechanism in front of everyone, but it was obvious that nothing happened.

So, he knocked on the mechanism without any hesitation.

Immediately, the spring inside couldn't bear the weight and popped out with the bulge covering it.

At least when it was still normal, it was a screw because you could just barely see the texture.

"I don't think Mr. Takezawa Teruo would lose a screw inside the button no matter how careless he is."

"As for the police eight years ago...I'm afraid they simply thought the button was malfunctioning and couldn't be operated."

"Then they hurriedly withdrew their team, wasting an opportunity to solve the case."

Xiang Yuanguang gently placed the magic coffin in his hand on the ground.

Then, he turned to look at the magic assistant and asked.

"Excuse me, is there anyone who can prove that you did not move this coffin before the incident?"

"If you have any, please bring it up now, otherwise I will wait until the next case."

"You're in danger - don't lie, I can see that."

...It's not really obvious, but the rumor that he can read minds has spread in the Inquisition.

This magic assistant may look rough, but he is actually very thoughtful and probably knows something about the relevant matters.

I probably won't lie to him, so it's safer to use a verbal bullet.

After all, the current number of verbal bombs is still full, five.

"…I am not allowed to touch Takezawa Teruo's magic props. The boss knows this."

"Except when the magic started, I was with Takezawa Teruo. Before that, I was helping the boss."

"That means picking up the magic props left behind by other magicians after their performances."

Xiang Yuanguang gently tapped the center of his forehead with his finger, and he took two steps to the testimony stand.

"You are telling the truth."

He said so.

Then, he frowned and asked again.

"What about before other magicians perform? Aren't you also backstage at magic venues?"

"It's impossible that you have magic props to pack up during your first magic show, right?"

The magic assistant blinked, was silent for a while, and then spoke.

"The boss and I are selling tickets at the door because we are short on staff and they can't leave me idle."

...Then your life is still miserable, you have to work three jobs for one salary, right?

Xiang Yuanguang looked at the owner of magic venue B and saw him nod, then he turned around and returned to his seat.

"Your Honor, it appears that the death of Takezawa Teruo was murdered by a third party."

"There is no need to dispute this point. After all, the magic assistant has an alibi."

"And there is no reason for the boss to murder his future pillar and provide each other with an alibi."

"The screw couldn't have grown in on its own. It wasn't a simple accident, and it obviously had nothing to do with suicide..."

“One only needs to look at the blood and scratch marks left on the back of the coffin lid to know that he had a will to live.”

"So... the defense believes that it is time to answer questions from Itagaki Asaichi, who died five years ago."

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"Uh, is this the end?"

The presiding judge in the main seat blinked, somewhat incredulous.

But it seems that at this point there is really nothing more to ask.

After all, there was no surveillance video at the magic venue eight years ago, and there were only two photos of the magic venue during the performance.

The defense didn't even bother to present this piece of evidence.

Because magic venue B has been abandoned and is in ruins, nothing can be found.

Therefore, the entire situation of the case can only be reviewed by the boss and the magic assistant at that time.

"Then, the view of this court is consistent with the view taken in the two cases mentioned above."

"Although the owner of the magic venue and the magic assistant have been ruled out as suspects."

"But we can only prove that it was a third party who committed murder, but we cannot prove who it was."

"Lawyer Gu Meimen, I hope your next argument can prove this point."

Watching the owner of Magic Venue B sitting in the witness stand with the magic assistant.

The last defendant, the owner of magic venue C, finally stood in the dock.

And at this moment, Xiang Yuanguang seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye——————

He saw that there was someone else in the dock, and it was someone who shouldn't be there.

He is also a person who is invisible to everyone except him.

There were five murders in the serial cases corresponding to the staggered trials, but there were only four defendants.

Why? Because the owner of the magic venue where Kinoshita Yoshiro died was Kyujuku Motoyasu.

And there’s no way a dead person can appear in the dock————right?

Of course, at least now, Xiang Yuanguang saw Jiujiu Yuankang in the dock.

Suddenly, Gu Meimen's confident voice faded away, and he didn't seem to be standing in the Great Court.

Instead, he was standing in the corridor of a speeding train, with heavy snow falling outside.

But all this was fleeting, and all that could be seen was the soul of Jiujiu Yuankang still in the dock.

(An illusion...? Or am I seeing things from the world of the dead?)

For some reason, the hedgehog-haired lawyer's hand subconsciously brushed his temples.

He just wiped off a drop of sweat and seemed a little tired.

"…I couldn't find the complete magic props for Itagaki Asaichi's [Exploding Box Escape]."

"Your Excellency, don't ask why, because of course the explosive box exploded."

Kensuke Kumemon's voice still sounded so natural.

"First, the magician is handcuffed on one hand of the blast box, leaving the other hand free."

"Then sit inside the box, with your handcuffed hand outside the reserved hole."

"Then, the magic assistant who had hidden in the box stretched out his other hand from the other hole."

"Then, the magic assistant outside hangs the other handcuff on the hand of the magic assistant inside the box."

"This will give others the illusion that the magician's hands are handcuffed."

"But in reality, the magician and the magic assistant each wore one handcuff."

The legendary lawyer talked incessantly about how he asked Kuroba Kaito for the magic trick.